Compute Governance
emergingInternationalCompute governance uses computational hardware as a lever to regulate AI development. Because advanced AI requires enormous amounts of computing power, and that compute comes from concentrated supply chains, controlling compute provides a tractable way to govern AI before models are built.
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- Introduced
- 2022
- Status
- Emerging policy area
- Scope
- International
Sources
- Computing Power and the Governance of AIHeim et al., 2023
- US Export Controls on Advanced ComputingBureau of Industry and Security
- EU AI Act Compute Provisions
- CSET Semiconductor Reports
- The Chips and Science Act2022